APC renewal

An Assessment Practising Certificates (APC) must be renewed every three years.

To renew an APC with the BDA

Those whose first APC was issued before 1st September 2018 should:

submit a full, anonymised Diagnostic Assessment report written within the last 18 months to SASC guidelines

submit an APC Renewal Form and CPD Log showing evidence of a minimum of 20 hours CPD across the previous three years. Your CPD log should provide evidence of the following five areas. At least 5 of the; hours should cover C1 and C2 which are SASC approved CPD entry must be accompanied by the correct date of the course, its correct title and the relevant SASC reference which can be found on the certificate of attendance

submit a full, anonymised Diagnostic Assessment report written within the last 18 month to SASC guidelines

submit an APC Renewal Form and CPD Log showing evidence of 10 hours CPD each year, including 5 hours of SASC approved training each year . Your CPD log should provide evidence of the following five areas; a minimum of 5 hours (core) SASC approved training each year covering:

Any SASC approved CPD entry must be accompanied by the correct date of the course, its correct title and the relevant SASC reference which can be found on the certificate of attendance.

The remaining CPD (supplementary), may contain more of C1 and C2 above, in addition to

S1 changes in regulations and legislation relating ot SpLDs

S2 developments in SpLD research

S3 approaches to teaching and support for SpLD

CPD which covers Exam Access Arrangements can only be used for 5 hours SASC approved CPD across the 3-year period. CPD can be a combination of formal CPD, e.g. attendance at conferences, training and informal training, e.g. your own study, training delivered to colleagues.

SASC approved mentoring is recommended as part of you CPD.

You should keep copies of certificates in case they are required for audit purposes

which covers the principles of psychometrics, statistics and underlying theory of SpLD testing methods. The remaining CPD can cover changes in regulations and legislation relating to SpLD, development in SpLD research and approaches to teaching and support for SpLD. CPD can be a combination of formal CPD, e.g. attendance at conferences and training, and informal training, e.g. your own study, training delivered to colleagues. CPD which covers Exam Access Arrangements can only be used for 5 hours SASC approved CPD across the 3-year period. SASC approved mentoring is recommended as part of your CPD. Copies of certificates should be attached

maintain Associate Membership of the British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA) for the duration of the APC

Please note that if you have previously held an APC, with any of the issuing bodies, and your APC has lapsed, you should renew through the normal renewal route by supplying a CPD log, a full diagnostic assessment report written within the last 18 month which meets SASC guidelines.

Guidelines on the 4th renewal of an APC

SASC have revised the guidelines for practitioners who have successfully renewed their APCs over an extended period of time. Assessors who have demonstrated excellent professional practice by successfully renewing their APC three times are not required to submit a diagnostic report at their 4th renewal (5th APC). They must continue to demonstrate their commitment to CPD by submitting a CPD log meeting SASC guidelines, maintain professional membership of their professional bodies and adhere to the BDA Code of Ethics.